How Many People Are Named Darrold?
An estimated 269 people in the United States have the first name Darrold. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Darrold peaked in popularity in 1933 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darrold as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Darrold paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Darrold is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
269
About 1 in 1,274,180 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1933
19 births
Total Registered
497
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darrold
Darrold is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 497 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Darrold as a male name
Ranked #6,596 in 1988
6 male births in 1988
Peak: 1933 (19 births)
Darrold: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darrold span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 132 babies were registered. Darrold has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darrold by Decade
How has Darrold tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Darrold by State
Darrold + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darrold as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darrold
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Darrold: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darrold?
We estimate approximately 269 people named Darrold are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,274,180 Americans share this first name.
Is Darrold a common name?
Darrold is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 497 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darrold most popular?
Darrold reached peak popularity in 1933, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darrold is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darrold a male name?
Darrold is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darrold Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darrold Smith, Darrold Johnson, Darrold Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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